Port of Aden Statistics

 

The following twelve month statistics show the high volumes of imports and exports and the considerable number of vessels and tonnage passing through the Port of Aden each month of the year.

 

IMPORTS AND EXPORTS

Total value, excluding trade, from January 1963 to December 1963

 

Month

Imports (£)

Exports (£)
January
7,301,523
5,983,688
February
5,962,674
5,288,321
March
9,166,123
6,471,797
April
8,024,666
5,983,325
May
8,592,597
5,539,090
June
8,361,525
5,687,965
July
8,685,165
5,708,420
August
8,573,867
5,195,393
September
7,656,002
5,861,103
October
7,605,986
5,374,246
November
7,769,549
6,497,500
December
9,304,342
6,028,508
Total
97,004,001
69,619,508

 

NUMBER OF VESSELS (Steam and Motor) AND COUNTRY CRAFT USING THE PORT OF ADEN

From April 1963 to March 1964

 

Steam and Motor Vessels (including Warships

and Government Craft)

Country Craft

(Dhows)

Month

 

Nos.

 

Net Registered

Tonnage

Nos.

 

Tonnage

 
1963:
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April
536
2,532,978
141
12,954
May
527
2,592,064
142
12,758
June
487
2,424,902
117
11,946
July
520
2,560,384
47
4,825
August
533
2,636,165
70
7,015
September
517
2,554,132
112
9,982
October
513
2,446,001
136
11,708
November
529
2,668,489
142
13,499
December
525
2,577,062
123
11,899
1964:
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January
544
2,732,445
133
13,665
February
530
2,668,017
120
11,434
March
575
2,785,658
138
13,421
Total
6,336
31,178,297
1,421
135,106

 

These statistics were published in the Port of Aden Annual 1964-65 and are reproduced here

with acknowledgements to the former Aden Port Trust.

 

Ships Agents in Aden 1961 - 1965

Luke Thomas & Co (Aden Shipping) Ltd.

Cory Brothers & Compnay Lyd., Aden

Mitchell Cotts & Co (Aden) Ltd.

Savon, Ries & Thabet Shipping Co., Ltd.

The Hala Shipping Co., Ltd.

Cowajee Dinshaw & Bros. (Aden) Ltd.